CET-Paramedical-SVNIRTAR

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Course(s) Offered: Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) (4 Yr + 6 month internship), Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT) (4 Yr + 6 month internship), Bachelor of Prosthetics & Orthotics (BPO) (4 Yr + 6 month internship), Bachelor of Audiology & Speech Language Pathology (BASLP) (4 Yr + 1 year internship)

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment supports manpower development in the field of rehabilitation through National Institutes, which offer a number of courses for which All India Entrance Test is being conducted. Amongst them, there are 4 UG courses (4 years + 6 months internship / 4 years + 1 year internship) offered in Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Cuttack and Guwahati.

Institute-wise courses and number of seats: These courses are offered in following 5 institutes:

a) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (DIVYANGJAN) (PGUNIPPD), New Delhi

Affiliation: University of Delhi

BPT: 68 seats

BOT: 68 seats

BPO: 39 seats

PDUNIPPD New Delhi is an autonomous organization under the administrative and financial control of Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DIVYANGJAN), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India. The Institute for the Physically Handicapped was registered as society in the year 1976 under the societies Registration Act of 1860. It was renamed as Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically Handicapped in the year 2002. It became National Institute in the year 2016 and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities (Divyangjan), PDUNIPPD, New Delhi.

b) National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (Divyangjan), Kolkata

Affiliation: West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata

BPT: 57 seats

BOT: 56 seats

BPO: 47 seats

NILD Kolkata was established in 1978. In addition to the said Bachelor & Master courses in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Prosthetics & Orthotics, the Institute also offers Post-Graduate Diploma in Disability Rehabilitation & Management and Diplomat of National Board (DNB) in PMR and MSc. Rehab. Nursing at its headquarter in Kolkata. Institute is also having courses at its regional center at Dehradun and Aizawl. Through its outreach programs various parts of Country especially states like West Bengal, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, NE states are being covered. The Institute has a 50 bedded hospital with well-developed indoor and surgical facilities having necessary & sophisticated laboratories. There is a beautiful eco-friendly campus with excellent library facility and plenty of clinical material for the research.

c) Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Cuttack 

Affiliation: Odisha University of Health Science, Bhubaneswar

BPT: 62  seats

BOT: 62 seats

BPO: 46 seats

BASLP: 10 seats

SVNIRTAR is running Bachelors Degree Programs in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Prosthetics & Orthotics and Audiology & Speech Language Pathology.

It also has 200 bedded hospital where surgeries are performed for persons for deformities, contractures, clubfoot and Hansen’s disease and has made a name for itself in limb lengthening surgeries through Illizarov method.

The Institution is strong in research and faculty have a fair amount of published work. It has also well-developed departments in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Prosthetics &Orthotics and Speech & hearing. SVNIRTAR also conducts Postgraduate courses.

d) National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (DIVYANGJAN) (NIEPMD), Chennai

Affiliation: Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai

BPT: 18 seats

BOT: 18 seats

BPO: 20 seats

BASLP: 27 seats

NIEPMD, Chennai, under Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DIVYANGJAN), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India was established in the year 2005 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, to fulfil the objective of serving as a national resource centre for empowerment of persons with Multiple Disabilities. The Objectives of the institute are to undertake development of human resource for management, training, rehabilitation, education, employment and social development of persons with Multiple Disabilities. To promote and conduct research in all areas relating to Multiple Disabilities, to develop Trans-disciplinary models and strategies for rehabilitation and to meet the needs of diverse groups of people with Multiple Disabilities and to undertake services and outreach programs for the persons with Multiple Disabilities.

e) Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, (DIVYANGJAN), (CRCSRE), Guwahati

Affiliation: Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, Guwahati, Assam

BASLP: 20 seats

Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Guwahati is an initiative of Govt. of India, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. The centre is located at Guwahati Medical College & Hospital (GMCH) Campus, Bhangagarh, Guwahati, Assam 781032. The centre has been functioning since 19^th March 2001 under the administrative control of Swami Vivekananda National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research (SVNIRTAR), Odisha.

The aim of CRC, Guwahati is to provide services to the PWDs and develop manpower in the field of disabilities in the North Eastern Region (NER). It provides comprehensive rehabilitation services at the centre and through extended services (Identification, assessment and distribution camps) to the PWDs. The centre also conducts various courses in the field of disabilities. Presently, the centre is running. Bachelor in Audiology & Speech Language Pathology. The centre has been providing therapeutic and rehabilitation services for all types of Disabilities under the same roof.

Conducted by: SVNIRTAR (On behalf of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment)

Conducting organization type: Deemed University

Additional info: The exam is popular across All India